Feeding and metabolism in the mussel Mytilus edulis L
Three levels of metabolism have been identified in the mussel Mytilus edulis L. Standard Metabolism is attained after prolonged starvation. On feeding, there is an initially elevated metabolic rate, termed active metabolism, which is characterised by increases in oxygen uptake, ventilation rate and...
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University of Leicester
1972
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.737195 |